Excelsior University vs California State University-East Bay

Albany, NY · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Excelsior University: enrollment shrank -66.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -3,096 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • California State University-East Bay: enrollment ranged 10,422–13,433 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Excelsior University vs California State University-East Bay

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Excelsior University leads on median debt at graduation ($13,769 vs $16,544 at California State University-East Bay)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Excelsior University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,796 vs $55,546 at California State University-East Bay)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-East Bay leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (72.6% vs 65.1% at Excelsior University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Excelsior University and California State University-East Bay?
Excelsior University leads on median debt at graduation at $13,769 versus $16,544 at California State University-East Bay. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Excelsior University and California State University-East Bay?
Excelsior University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,796 versus $55,546 at California State University-East Bay. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Excelsior University and California State University-East Bay?
California State University-East Bay leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 72.6% versus 65.1% at Excelsior University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025